"Men's Fraternity" @ WMUMC

Greetings Men!

This Thursday we COMPLETE our 4-week Courageous Living Bible study.  Same location & times as our regular Men’s Fraternity sessions.  These will be the last “regular” Thursday sessions until we kick-off again this Fall for the’12/’13 season.  See below for info on our continuing bi-weekly Bible study, “Films on Fridays”, & other events this summer.

Session 4: Courageous Faith– It Takes Courage to Stand With Christ

Fourth in our four-week series based on the movie “Courageous”. 

Thursdays (Apr 19^th through May 10^th)

At Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in Room 28 – just down the hall from the Celebration Center’s entrance.

News & Reminders:

-  Upcoming Events… mark your calendars!

·         Don’t forget Mother’s Day this Sunday!!

·         Bi-weekly Bible Studies:  We’re moving to Thursday nights for the summer!!  Beginning Thursday May 24^th and continuing through July 19^th.  Still at 7:00pm at the Panera Bread on Jefferson Ave.

·         Discount Tickets for Tides Ballgame. Malcolm Garris can get up to 8 tickets for the May 17^th Tidewater Tides game at Harbor Park in Norfolk… for the special price of $12 per ticket.  If you’re interested, contact him by cell at 329-6672.

·         Family Ball Game & Picnic Night – Friday, June 15^th, 5:30 PM – Peninsula Pilots game at War Memorial Stadium.  Only $15 per person.  Includes tickets to the game, exclusive use of the Pilots Patio and/or the party deck from 5:30 p.m. until game time. All-you-can-eat barbeque, baked beans, coleslaw, soda, dessert, public address announcement, visit by Pilots players and Slyder (the team mascot).  Save the date for an evening of fun & fellowship… (A great Father’s Day present idea!!)

·         Men’s Fraternity Messages in Church: Sunday, June 24^th.  Warwick Memorial has asked us to do the message at all 3 services on June 24^th to So we said, “Sure!”.  Dick will speak at the 8:30 and 11:15 services and Gerry will speak at the 9:00 Lampstand service. We’re looking for other guys to help with the Bible readings and to share parts of your “story” as well.

·          “FoF” – Films on Friday:  We’re seeking Warwick Memorial’s approval to hold 5 movie showings (2-3 outdoors, 2-3 indoors) every other Friday beginning Friday June 29^th.  We’re excited about the movies we’ve got planned, including “Soul Surfer” and others – including some that will be fun for kids as well.  A great way to decompress & have a great family time on Friday evenings!

-  We’re on the map!: Check out the new “Locations” link at www.mensfraternity.com – and you’ll find our Men’s Fraternity group displayed on the map of the U.S. along with other Men’s Fraternity groups along with meeting location & contact info. Pretty cool!

-  Our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity.  Besides for these emails and other info. An easy way to introduce guys to information about our group.

Be encouraged!

-Dick.

Cell: 303-5101

Hi guys!

This Thursday we continue our Courageous Living Bible study.  Same location & times as our regular Men’s Fraternity sessions.

This week: Session 3: Courageous Legacy – It Takes Courage… To Impact Future Generations

Third in our four-week series based on the movie “Courageous”.

Thursdays (Apr 19^th through May 10^th)

At Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in Room 28 – just down the hall from the Celebration Center’s entrance.

News & Reminders:

-  Upcoming Events… mark your calendars!

·   Bi-weekly Bible Studies:  After this Saturday’s “cinco de mayo” session, we’re moving our bible studies to Thursday nights through the end of July. We’ll still meet at Panera Bread, but it’ll be on Thursday evenings at 7pm beginning May 24^th and continuing through July 19^th.

·   Family Ball Game & Picnic Night – Friday, June 15^th, 5:30 PM – Peninsula Pilots game at War Memorial Stadium.  Only $15 per person.  Includes tickets to the game, exclusive use of the Pilots Patio and/or the party deck from 5:30 p.m. until game time. All-you-can-eat barbeque, baked beans, coleslaw, soda, dessert, public address announcement, visit by Pilots players and Slyder (the team mascot).  Save the date for an evening of fun & fellowship… (A great Father’s Day present idea!!)

·    Men’s Fraternity Messages in Church: Sunday, June 24^th.  Warwick Memorial has asked us to do the message at all 3 services on June 24^th to So we said, “Sure!”.  Dick will speak at the 8:30 and 11:15 services and Gerry will speak at the 9:00 Lampstand service. We’re looking for other guys to help with the Bible readings and to share parts of your “story” as well.

·   “FoF” – Films on Friday:  We’re seeking Warwick Memorial’s approval to hold 5 movie showings (2-3 outdoors, 2-3 indoors) every other Friday beginning Friday June 29^th.  We’re excited about the movies we’ve got planned, including “Soul Surfer” and others – including some that will be fun for kids as well.  A great way to decompress & have a great family time on Friday evenings!

-  We’re on the map!: Check out the new “Locations” link at www.mensfraternity.com – and you’ll find our Men’s Fraternity group displayed on the map of the U.S. along with other Men’s Fraternity groups along with meeting location & contact info. Pretty cool!

-  Our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity.  Besides for these emails and other info. An easy way to introduce guys to information about our group.

Be encouraged!

-Dick.

Cell: 303-5101

Hi guys!

We continue our Courageous Living Bible study this Thursday!  Same location & times as our regular Men’s Fraternity sessions.

This week: Session 2: It Takes Courage… To Impact Future Generations

A four-week series based on the movie “Courageous”.

Thursdays (Apr 19^th through May 10^th)

At Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in Room 28 – just down the hall from the Celebration Center’s entrance.

News & Reminders:

-  Family Ball Game & Picnic Night! – Friday, June 15^th, 5:30 PM – Peninsula Pilots game at War Memorial Stadium.  Only $15 per person.  Includes tickets to the game, exclusive use of the Pilots Patio and/or the party deck from 5:30 p.m. until game time. All-you-can-eat barbeque, baked beans, coleslaw, soda, dessert, public address announcement, visit by Pilots players and Slyder (the team mascot).  Save the date for an evening of fun & fellowship… (A great Father’s Day present idea!!)

-  We’re on the map!: Check out the new “Locations” link at www.mensfraternity.com – and you’ll find our Men’s Fraternity group displayed on the map of the U.S. along with other Men’s Fraternity groups along with meeting location & contact info. Pretty cool!

-  Our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity.  Besides for these emails and other info. An easy way to introduce guys to information about our group.

Be encouraged!

-Dick.

Cell: 303-5101

Hi men!

This Thursday we kick off our Courageous Living Bible study!  Same location & times as our regular Men’s Fraternity sessions.

This week: Session 1: It Takes Courage… To Fight For My Family

A four-week series based on the movie “Courageous”.

Thursdays (Apr 19^th through May 10^th)

At Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in Room 28 – just down the hall from the Celebration Center’s entrance.

News & Reminders:

-  Family Ball Game & Picnic Night! – Friday, June 15^th, 5:30 PM – Peninsula Pilots game at War Memorial Stadium.  Only $15 per person.  Includes tickets to the game, exclusive use of the Pilots Patio and/or the party deck from 5:30 p.m. until game time. All-you-can-eat barbeque, baked beans, coleslaw, soda, dessert, public address announcement, visit by Pilots players and Slyder (the team mascot).  Save the date for an evening of fun & fellowship… (A great Father’s Day present idea!!)

-  We’re on the map!: Check out the new “Locations” link at www.mensfraternity.com – and you’ll find our Men’s Fraternity group displayed on the map of the U.S. along with other Men’s Fraternity groups along with meeting location & contact info. Pretty cool!

-  Our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity.  Besides for these emails and other info. An easy way to introduce guys to information about our group.

Be encouraged!
-Dick.
Cell: 303-5101

Hey guys – THIS THURSDAY is the Courageous movie night!!

Now’s the time to reach out invite those you haven’t already & remind those you have!

We’re looking forward to an great night of fellowship & fun & a positive message from this first-rate movie – so come prepared for an excellent evening!

We can still use some help  – especially with the Wednesday evening setups

• Tech Setups (Wed night, April 11^th as well as Thursday April 12^th)
• Screen setups (2 guys)
• Projector & cart (1)
• Sound System (2)
• Greeters (Parking lot before movie) – (2)
• Greeters (Inside church before movie) – (2)
• Greeters (inside church after movie, to hand out invites to the Bible study) – (2)
• Teardown & Cleanups (after movie) – (4)

We’re hoping almost everyone from this year’s group can be at the movie itself… at the end we’d like to introduce our current men and invite others to join us for the 4-week Bible Study following the movie.

This Thursday (Apr 12^th) at Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):

Free Movie: Courageous

      7:00 PM in the WMUMC Sanctuary

> 6:30pm for those who are helping with setups & welcoming

Be encouraged!

-Dick.

Cell: 303-5101

Gentlemen,  (yes – I mean ALL of you!)

This week’s important!  We celebrate completing this year… you’ve all run the race with endurance!  We’ll also take a little time to look ahead to our “Courageous” movie night, into the summer and next year.

Gerry and I have a few surprises rigged up for y’all, so you’re going want to make sure you’re here if you can possibly make it.  (If you can’t, we’ll still keep you in the loop, don’t worry.)

A short plug for help we’ll need for the Courageous Movie Night – we’ll have a sign-up sheet at this Thursday’s meeting:

• Tech Setups (Wed night, April 11^th as well as Thursday April 12^th)
• Screen setups (2 guys)
• Projector & cart (1)
• Sound System (2)
• Greeters (Parking lot before movie) – (2)
• Greeters (Inside church before movie) – (2)
• Greeters (inside church after movie, to hand out invites to the Bible study) – (2)
• Teardown & Cleanups (after movie) – (4)

We’re hoping almost everyone from this year’s group can be at the movie itself… at the end we’d like to introduce our current men and invite others to join us for the 4-week Bible Study following the movie.

This Thursday (Mar 29^th) at Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):

Graduation!

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in Room 28 – just down the hall from the Celebration Center’s entrance.

News & Reminders:

-  Courageous Movie Night – Thursday, April 12^th, 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.  All welcome!!  (Let’s pack the place, guys!!)

-  See our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity.  Besides posting these emails, there’s an events calendar and we’re hoping to add a ‘news and info’ section and a blog soon.  This is a great way to intro  other guys to information about our group as the opportunity presents.

Be encouraged!

-Dick.

Cell: 303-5101

Hi guys,

We’re almost finished our official Men’s Fraternity curriculum for this year – this week is the last session from the book!!
Next week is our Graduation celebration – and we’ll also talk over the responses from our “looking forward” questionnaires. We take a week’s break, and then it’s the Courageous movie the evening of April 12th!

I’d like to challenge you to start inviting family, friends, and co-workers to that Thursday night showing. Not only is it a great movie, but we’ve got a great opportunity to be ‘salt & light’ there and in the 4 weeks’ Bible study that follows.  My “elevator speech” is that some guys who can’t or won’t commit to 6 months or a year MIGHT be willing to try something for 4 short weeks!!  So let’s see this as an opportunity for other guys to “taste” the goodness of God and positive fellowship with other men, and “see” their way closer to God through us.  Don’t be lukewarm!

Join us this week as we look at:
-       The Names We’ve Earned by Being Here Today
-       Three Additional Key Moves to Help You
-       The Fifth Promise… Which Is the Key to It All

This Thursday (Mar 22nd) at Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):
Session 16: Launching a Lifelong Winning Streak
6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in Room 28 – just down the hall from the Celebration Center’s entrance.

News & Reminders:
-  Courageous Movie Night – Thursday, April 12th, 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.  All welcome!!  (Let’s pack the place, guys!!)
-  See our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity.  Besides posting these emails, there’s an events calendar and we’re hoping to add a ‘news and info’ section and a blog soon.  This is a great way to intro  other guys to information about our group as the opportunity presents.

Be encouraged!
-Dick.
Cell: 303-5101

Men, (Back in our regular room this week)

Our “10-Key Moves“ sheets are due this week!! Take a few minutes, review the prior sessions and whatever you’ve ID’d so far to date and boil it down (or add a few!) to make up your “10 Key Moves” for winning at work and home. Completion is a prerequisite for graduation in a couple weeks!! I’ve attached the checklist in two forms: Word (you can type them in) and PDF (fill in by hand).

We’re so encouraged by your dedication and commitment!! To see our numbers holding strong, guys who’ve missed sessions being welcomed back warmly, and the obvious investment in time, thought and action shared during Check-Ins and small group discussions, well – it’s GREAT to see. So KEEP WITH IT and take this to heart (from the book of Hebrews, chapter 12, verses 1-3):
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.”
Sheds a whole new light on the “Paradox Principle”, huh? Hang in there guys – this is a race worth finishing!

Join us this week as we look at:
- Can You Take God to Work?
- How to Let God into Your Work
- Believe It! You’re on a Mission from God

This Thursday (Mar 15th) at Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):
Session 15: Taking God to Work
6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in Room 28 – just down the hall from the Celebration Center’s entrance.

News & Reminders:
- Courageous Movie Night – Thursday, April 12th, 7:00pm in the Sanctuary. All welcome!! (Let’s pack the place, guys!!)
- See our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity. Besides posting these emails, there’s an events calendar and we’re hoping to add a ‘news and info’ section and a blog soon. This is a great way to intro other guys to information about our group as the opportunity presents.

Be encouraged!
-Dick.
Cell: 303-5101

Hi Guys,

First: we’re meeting in the Fellowship Hall  this week (in the hallway closer to the sanctuary). The PORT homeless shelter is using our regular room.

This week’s session about our reputation, about being God’s man in the place we spend most of our time.  And… where we practice the way we’re going to be the rest of our lives – even AFTER we’ve retired from the work force.  In the military there’s a saying: train like you fight. That way when you really ARE fighting, it’s not different… things come naturally.  But like we’ve heard a lot this year – being an authentic man is work; doing what just comes naturally can be lethal.  Interesting that most of the scriptures from this week’s lesson are from Proverbs – one of the “wisdom” books in the Bible.  Yep, work is definitely a place where I can use all the wisdom I can get… as I strive to make a name for myself as God’s man on the job.

Come join us as we check out:
-       What’s in a Name?
-       Five Proven Practices for Establishing Your Name at Work
-       Two Crucial Commitments for Protecting Your Name at Work
-       The Benefits of a Good Name

This Thursday (Mar 8^th) at Warwick Memorial UMC (38 Hoopes Rd, Newport News):
Session 14: Making a Name for Yourself at Work

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM in the FELLOWSHIP HALL this week.
 
News & Reminders:
-  Courageous Movie Night – Thursday, April 12^th, 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.  All welcome!!  (Let’s pack the place, guys!!)
-  See our web site: www.wmumc.org/fraternity.  Besides posting these emails, there’s an events calendar and we’re hoping to add a ‘news and info’ section and a blog soon.  This is a great way to intro  other guys to information about our group as the opportunity presents.
 
Be encouraged!
-Dick.
Cell: 303-5101

Guys,

I’ve attached two versions of the ideas & questions we presented last week at the Feb 16^th sessions.  We’ll also hand out hard copies this Thursday.  Important stuff for planning the rest of this year, next year, and beyond.

.pdf version

WORD version

We’d like to get responses back by next week (March 1^st) if possible so we can update the calendar if necessary.

Thanks for helping plan this ahead!

(& Be Encouraged!)

-Dick.